tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15857498.post112738390836293857..comments2009-04-07T02:06:08.425-07:00Comments on The Wizard of Odds: LSU and Tennessee Is More Than a Gamedawizofoddsnoreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15857498.post-1127435630143313112005-09-22T17:33:00.000-07:002005-09-22T17:33:00.000-07:00The game will now be shown on ESPN2 rather than ES...The game will now be shown on ESPN2 rather than ESPN. Still scheduled for Monday night at 7:30 EDT.dawizofoddsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15857498.post-1127432450089102282005-09-22T16:40:00.000-07:002005-09-22T16:40:00.000-07:00Associated PressKNOXVILLE, Tenn. — LSU’s home open...Associated Press<BR/><BR/>KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — LSU’s home opener has been delayed by a hurricane once again, and this time it was Rita that forced the Tigers’ game against Tennessee scheduled for Saturday to be moved to Monday night.<BR/> <BR/>The Southeastern Conference made the announcement Thursday after a conference call with school officials. <BR/>The game will start at 7:30 EDT and be televised by ESPN on Monday night. <BR/><BR/>"After reviewing all of the information I felt this was the best decision for the game," SEC commissioner Mike Slive said. "The safety of our student-athletes, coaches and fans is our priority. I understand this puts a burden on LSU and its administration, however, the travel safety issues necessitate this decision."<BR/> <BR/>Hurricane Rita was heading toward the Texas Gulf Coast and extreme Western Louisiana on Thursday. <BR/><BR/>LSU’s second home game against Arizona State was moved to Tempe, Ariz., because of the hurricane aftermath that turned the campus into a temporary shelter, hospital and morgue. <BR/><BR/>Tennessee coach Phillip Fulmer was opposed to playing the game on Saturday, believing the conditions would be unsafe for travel. <BR/>Rita, a 400-mile-wide storm forecast to come ashore near Port Arthur, Texas, or Lake Charles, La., by late Friday or early Saturday. <BR/><BR/>The Tigers beat Arizona State 35-31 earlier this month after hurricane Katrina forced the game, originally scheduled to be played in Baton Rouge, La., to be moved to Tempe, Ariz.dawizofoddsnoreply@blogger.com